Hey, you! You with the healthy ego and the craving to be on television! You sound good in the shower, right? When the steam is rising and the acoustics are right, you can fake a vibrato as well as Lil Rounds, croon a soulful ballad in the manner of Danny Gokey, or stomp through a Southern rocker like Taylor Hicks, no?

Soap up: Starting Sunday, you'll have a chance to impress the producers of "American Idol" enough to win a ticket to the competition.

The Fox phenomenon doesn't return to the airwaves until January, but the television steamroller known as "American Idol" will hold auditions at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High on Tuesday, with preregistration on Sunday and Monday.

Here's what you need to know before you bring your larynx down to Invesco in the wee hours:

Doors open at 7 a.m. Sunday. You can't camp out outside the stadium, but you can arrive a couple of hours early and make the scene, yodeling your karaoke best for the local affiliate's cameras. Consider yourself an extra in the promotional blitz for "Idol."

Because this is the final audition of the year, after stops in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Orlando, the producers expect thousands of aspirants from Colorado and beyond. (The Boston auditions, for example, reportedly drew 7,000 contenders).

You'll have to pay to park in the vicinity or walk from afar. The front of the line is Gate 10. Bring two forms of ID.

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And remember, those under 18 must bring a parent or guardian.

No, you can't bring a cooler, lawn chair or luggage.

No, you can't play an instrument or tape the proceedings. See the release form and the many other rules on the website, at americanidol.com.

Fox executives encourage you to register online rather than stand in line. Then again, they like the way the early morning mob looks in the promos.

Don't expect to feel the love from Paula. No judges are expected to show up at the Denver auditions, which are run by junior producers. Ryan Seacrest may be on hand Tuesday, however, to tape scene- setting pieces for the audition shows, and to peek in on the auditions.

The "Idol" audition process is a well-oiled machine, with no media allowed inside the audition space. Once the applicants leave the space and emerge outside, the rejects are free to curse their luck and sing for members of the media. Those who have been approved — 100 to 200 will be chosen — are not allowed to sing for the media. Those who win a pass to the next level also must spend 90 minutes reading and signing a waiver and being instructed in media relations. Seriously.

Denver was an audition city for "Idol" in 2005 as well. Chris Daughtry (now known simply as "Daughtry") auditioned here and advanced to the next level on the strength of his rendering of The Boxtops' "The Letter." As fans know, he made it to fourth place as a finalist in Season 5 and has done better than all of the runners-up and some of the winners in terms of record sales.

In ratings terms, the dominance of "Idol" is remarkably undiminished in a TV landscape that is generally shrinking. The Season 8 finale drew nearly 29 million viewers. The show doesn't just win hour- long blocks of prime time, it wins entire nights, multiple times a week. No wonder competitors call the show the "death star."

Finally, a bit of advice for those whose ambitions outstrip their talent. Remember, the bikini thing was done last year. So was the over-the- top fey comedian. You'll have to come up with a new gimmick if you really can't sing but are desperate for screen time.

The show's sole credible judge, Simon Cowell, is on record saying the show lately has lacked big personalities. So bring it.

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